I now have an SSD in my desktop running the OS. I also have a 256GB solid state in one laptop. Both of these are wicked fast and I am very happy with the change. But I have another laptop with a 500GB drive and I'm waiting for a Samsung Pro SSD 512GB to come down in price.

I now have an SSD in my desktop running the OS. I also have a 256GB solid state in one laptop. Both of these are wicked fast and I am very happy with the change. But I have another laptop with a 500GB drive and I'm waiting for a Samsung Pro SSD 512GB to come down in price.

How long do you think I'll have to wait?

Hey! Wasn't it just last month or less that you posted about not getting a new laptop with SSD?How did you get one?!

@RJKY - That was work... At home, I am the queen of my castle, so I upgraded my two machines when there was a sale on NewEgg. I have *much* better equipment at home than at work... I was running part of a meeting today with my laptop on a projector, and the thing was incredibly slow to the point that people started grumbling. I laughed and said - "sure, I'll talk to IT about getting a new machine". Everyone else laughed. In the back of my head, I could picture the "loaner" laptop for the Engineering department not being used at that moment - the SSD and touchscreen wasting away... That was the reason for the other post.

I just did a little research and realized that for my home use, the EVO vs. PRO might not matter that much, so maybe I can get it a little sooner if I get the cheaper of the two.

Every 6 months new products come out. So the prices drop accordingly. But how far you want it to drop will determine how long you want to wait. Of course it can only go so far down in price, but at that point it's not worth buying anymore, because it will be old. I would say it should come down by Christmas, maybe just after the new year.

I splurged and put the Sammy 840 EVO 1TB mSata in my new Dell Lat E7240. It is plenty fast. I think you would be fine with the EVO. I've loaded this E7240 now with just about everything you can(16GB Ram, VZW LTE, Bio reader, etc. Boot time is 15 seconds till I can swipe my fingerprint.

Here is a different way of looking at it, if you need it and can benefit from having it (e.g. the SSD) at home or elsewhere you can or should be able to afford it. Otoh, if you simply want it or would like to have it (e.g. SSD) at home, then you probably need to wait even longer or look at alternative options. Im the king of my own castle at home and work so have to make similar decisions. For those systems that can benefit or need, I have bought Samsung 830 & 840s (256GB & 512GB) via Amazon (you may find cheaper elsewhere or find some discount coupons if so inclined) as well as options including the 480GB Seagate 600 Pro which has been doing very well in my primary laptop (replaced a Samsung 840 pro which got redeployed elsewhere).

@CarolB no software came with the Seagate Pro 600, however go to thier site and you should be able to download their discwizard software (e.g. acronis) that works with Seagate drives. Also you could use clonezilla or others. The Samsung did come with the software (e.g. Clonix) in addition to Magician. If you need the performance and need the space and you are concerned about costs then look at the new SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drives) that boost reads and writes (unlike old HHDD that only boosted reads). Of course if those are not fast enough or you simply need a SSD or want an SSD, then fork up the money and get a 512GB Samsung Pro 840 or others ;) Like I said, if you really need or want the SSD, find a way to get it as even if you can save $20 or $50 bucks over a few months, those are also months where you are not gaining the benefit...

Thanks, Greg. I put an SSHD in the desktop when the original HDD went out, but ended up putting in an SSD within a few months. The SSHD was a little faster on the boot, but the SSD was worth it. When NewEgg had the EVO 256GB on sale for around $100, I just picked up two before I knew exactly what to do with them. I think I can probably wait for another couple of months, though I'm not sure I want to wait until Christmas. Black Friday? Maybe. I can just keep my eyes out for a NewEgg sale. I am very happy with the Samsung in the other machines, and *want* one in the last laptop but don't necessarily *need* it...

You mention not gaining the benefit if I am putting money away, but since our summer is ridiculously busy, it will be September before I really care about this machine anyway. Maybe I just get the Pro 840 at whatever price it's at by that time....

@CarolB the HHDDs only helped on reads, still have them in a couple of systems that are more read based, however also have SSDs in those that need the speed. Which SSHD did you try and when, in the last year? Reason I ask is that the new generation of SSHDs that do write performance have only been out about a year, if prior to that, then it was one of the older HHDDs. Again, if you actually need the speed or simply want an SSD, then go get it via amazon, newegg or any of the other sites, why wait, otoh, if you dont need it now, then wait, other than it makes for good convo ;)

@Greg - I believe it was a Seagate SSHD with 8GB. I replaced the original 2TB drive around February or March this year when it died. The SSHD was only a little more than the 2TB HDD drive on sale.

In the last few months, I spent some money on the SSDs, doubling the memory, and a few other things that I was having trouble with. My PS3 also went out last week, so I need to buy a new one in the next week or two. When it rains, it pours! (Damn electronics). I can wait on this drive because everything else is running awesome. Even if I wait for another few months (2-3?), my cushion of cash to buy electronic stuff will be available to get the drive and see if the price dropped by then. Saving money is always nice. Curiosity made me post this to see how long people thought it would take for the price to drop. It is nice to know the history of when things dropped in the past around certain times of the year and I hadn't been paying attention last Christmas.

@CarolB the HHDDs are very close in price to HDDs, the SSHD are generally a little bit more, however also have more performance. As to saving some cash, sure try to time with the sales or end of year model closeouts if you can wait.

@Greg - You made me wonder if I am using the right terminology... HDD is the old fashioned platter drive. Check. I believe that my box for the Seagate said SSHD for the Solid State Hybrid Drive? Looks like you used HHDD, so I wanted to clarify my previous posts. SSD is (obviously) only solid state. That last one was easy. But yes, there may be closeouts or I may be able to get the 1TB for the price of what the 512GB is today... Only time will tell.

@CarolB no worries, yes HDD = Hard Disk Drive, HHDD = Hybrid Hard Disk Drive = first generation of HDDs that incorporated some amount of flash usually for read improvement right inside the drive (no extra controllers, software, adapters, etc) with examples being Seagate Momentus XT amoung others (e.g. http://storageioblog.com/more-storage-io-momentus-hhdd-and-ssd-moments-part-ii/ ). SSHD = Solid State Hybrid/Hard Drive = New generation of hybrids that have more flash, as well as separate non volatile memory to accelerate writes without wearing out the flash. There are both desktop and enterprise class from different vendors. SSD = Solid State Device that can be a drive (e.g. SAS, SATA etc) as well as there are SSD PCIe and mSATA cards as well as DIMMs etc... Hence different devices for various needs, budgets, preferences, etc...

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